The rabbit submandibular gland: Sexual dimorphism, effects of gonadectomy, and variations across the female reproductive cycle

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 351-357

  Cerbon M A ^a   Camacho Arroyo, I ^a   Gamboa Dominguez A ^b   Gonzalez Mariscal G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INNSZ

^c CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apocrine secretion; Pheromones; Rabbit; Sexual dimorphism; Submandibular gland

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0029690974     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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